So I need some brutally honest feedback, because I can't decide on a fairly important point in my WIP.
My MC's best friend is gay, but has only come out to her at the beginning of the book. Throughout the course of the novel, one of the sub-plots is based on him meeting someone, and starting to finally let go of the "normal" game that he's been playing all his life.
My question is; would it be a horribly insensitive move on my part to have this initial relationship of his not work out? There's not really enough room in the book for him to meet this guy, fall for him, get burned by him, find somebody new, and achieve relationship bliss.
I'm caught between being realistic and being insensitive. By that I mean, it's my experience that very very very very few first relationships work out well. It tends to take you a while to figure out exactly what you're looking for. That's the realistic part.
The me-feeling-insensitive part comes from how much I love this character and how much I don't WANT him to get burned, especially since it's taken him so long to finally say "screw what everyone else thinks" and actually be himself. I'm also inclined to believe that others will feel the same way.
Please help :/ If I go back and forth on this anymore I'll wear the backspace right off my keyboard.
My MC's best friend is gay, but has only come out to her at the beginning of the book. Throughout the course of the novel, one of the sub-plots is based on him meeting someone, and starting to finally let go of the "normal" game that he's been playing all his life.
My question is; would it be a horribly insensitive move on my part to have this initial relationship of his not work out? There's not really enough room in the book for him to meet this guy, fall for him, get burned by him, find somebody new, and achieve relationship bliss.
I'm caught between being realistic and being insensitive. By that I mean, it's my experience that very very very very few first relationships work out well. It tends to take you a while to figure out exactly what you're looking for. That's the realistic part.
The me-feeling-insensitive part comes from how much I love this character and how much I don't WANT him to get burned, especially since it's taken him so long to finally say "screw what everyone else thinks" and actually be himself. I'm also inclined to believe that others will feel the same way.
Please help :/ If I go back and forth on this anymore I'll wear the backspace right off my keyboard.
